1. Informed Consent to Treatment in Psychiatry.
- Author
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Neilson, Grainne, Chaimowitz, Gary, and Zuckerberg, Joaquin
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INFORMED consent & ethics ,PSYCHIATRIC treatment ,PHILOSOPHY of psychiatry ,DECISION making ,AUTONOMY (Psychology) ,DIGNITY ,PATIENT refusal of treatment - Abstract
Patients have a right to be informed and actively involved in their health care. Fundamental to a person's dignity and autonomy is the right to make decisions about their psychiatric treatment, including their right to refuse unwanted treatments, providing that the refusal is a capable one. It is important that psychiatrists have an awareness of the ethical underpinnings of consent and the legislated requirements related to consent, including precedent cases. Consent may change over time and for different conditions and circumstances. Consent must be an ongoing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015